by Joanne | Oct 9, 2014 | Prayer
(credit) While praying in circles is most productive, running in circles is an exercise in futility. To run in circles is nothing but a waste of time, will get us nowhere, and is an aimless activity. We tend to run in circles when we take our focus off of the One who...
by Joanne | Oct 8, 2014 | Prayer
God is all powerful, sovereign in all things. We can come to Him and let our needs and requests be known to Him. At the same time, we cannot approach Him as if He were a vending machine or a genie in a bottle, granting us three wishes. Even in drawing our circles for...
by Joanne | Oct 7, 2014 | Prayer
I haven’t been to McDonald’s in a long time but I haven’t forgotten their commercials. You can order a lunch combination by number and then you can “super size” it. Kick it up a notch and get it just a little bigger. And yet, when it...
by Joanne | Oct 6, 2014 | Prayer
Most of pray every day. We pray quick at the start of our day or in the car or at meals or in the midst of a daily stress. We pray when a friend calls in need. Or how about when we listen to the news at noon? But there really is a difference in praying for something...
by Joanne | Oct 5, 2014 | Prayer
Father, so often I feel like the boy’s father who first exclaimed, “I do believe!” then in a flood of sincerity cried out, “Help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). Please help me overcome my own unbelief, Lord, so I can start taking...
by Joanne | Oct 3, 2014 | Prayer, Uncategorized
I’m joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. All of us writing on that same word. For the month of October, I will incorporate the word prompts into my series, 31 Days Of Going In Circles. Today’s...
